History of Atlanta 1782-1910 By Brandon Mancuso 1782 First Written of standing Peachtree 1793 Eil Whitney Invented the cotton gin 1814 fort peachtree was built Period: 1818 to 1838 creeks and the Cherokees forced to surrender their land 1821 ATL opened for white settlement 1833 Hardy Ivy, first permanent white settler 1837 Wester and Atlantic railroad was built from Chattanooga to ATL called Terminus 1843 ATL name was changed to Marthasville 1844 ATL became named Atlanta 1850 Oakland Cemetery Opened 1860 Civil war 1864 Sherman destroyed ATL with fire 1865 All 5 railroads were back in operation 1868 ATL became the Capital 1886 John s. Pemberton created Coca Cola 1886 Jacobs Pharmacy began selling the Coca Cola 1890 ATL had 12 railroads 1892 Coca Cola Company was founded by Asa Candler 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Co. 1910 ATL had 40 railroad lines
